Legal Opinion
Brown v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 10, 1951No. 17525PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wyatt, Justice.(a) Special ground one complains that the court erred in holding Ida Mae Brown competent to testify against the defendant, for the reason that she was his common-law wife. Special ground two complains that the court erred in not submitting to the jury the competence of Ida Mae Brown to testify against the defendant. A common-law wife is not competent to testify against her common-law husband in a criminal action. Code, § 38-1604; Allen v. State, 60 Ga. App. 248 (3 S. E. 2d, 780). In this State there are three essentials to a valid marriage. They are: 1. Parties able to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Drawdy v. HestersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Chance v. ChanceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Brown v. ParksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Norman v. AultSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Scott v. JeffersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Long v. MarinoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Hayes v. HayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Lavender v. WilkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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